Display stand



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' DISPLAY STAND. APPHCATlON FILED JUNE 24, 1920.

Patented Oct. 31, 1922,

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Application filed June 24-, 1920. Serial No. sen ire.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM JOSEPH AN DERSON, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at 1 Meadow Avenue, Hyde, in the county of Chester,England, have invented certain new and useful Display Stands, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to display stands, menu, photograph, andshow-card holders and like articles, which are constructed of cardboardor like material, and has for its object to provide, in combination, aperma nent collapsible base stand or support struc' ture which may bereadily knocked-down or collapsed for transport or storage and whenerected, shall be stable, strong and rigid; and a refill or perishablecard or the like, which. is detachably or removably held or gripped bysaid. base stand or support when the latter is erected.

A base or stand, according to my invention, essentially embodies twoparallel lathlike pieces or portions which are secured side by sidetogether by means of a wire staple or staples, bifurcated fasteners,wire stitching, or in any other convenient manner; two panel-strut orsupport members respectively integral with the lath, and which arecreated by longitudinally creasing or hinging the cardboard or likematerial; and. means whereby said panel struts or supports aremaintained in spread or inclined position when the stand is erected andin use. i

A characteristic feature of the stand is that said lath-like membersform-or tend to form-in effect jaws which are caused to nip a refill orperishable piece of card board, or the like, placed between same whensaid panel strut members are forced apart.

In order to facilitate the insertion of a refill card, or the like,between said upper lath-like members, one of the latter may be so cut asto expose partiallyor wholly-the upper portion of the other, anddistance or buffer pieces may be inserted between the lath ends.

I will further describe my invention with the aid of the accompanyingsheet of explanatory drawings, which illustrate. by way of examplesonly. two modes of embodying same.

In said drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation, and

Fig; 2 a side view of a display stand and refill according to onearrangement.

There is provided a piece of cardboard generally designated -a which iscreased or hinged along the lines 6, c, d, 6, so that there are created.lath-like strips or members 7, g, side panel struts or supports it, 'iand a base y', the ends of said laths f, g are permanently securedtogether by means of wire staples 7c, is.

Z denotes a refill card, such, for instance, as a menu card, which isadapted to be inserted between said laths f, 9. Due to the constructionof the base, the simple pressure of finger and thumb at the creased endsof the panel struts when the stand is collapsed causes the jaws to openor gape, so that the refill may be readily inserted.

When the stand is in use, said strut panels h, dare spread apart inwhich spreading motion the refill card Z is gripped between the laths f,g. p

The middle or base j is longitudinally creased or hinged on the line mso as to permit of complete collapse of the stand; but to preventaccidental collapse thereof, a piece of cardboard or the like a ispivoted to the underside of said base y by means of a bifurcatedfastener 0, or the like.

On positioning said piece a transversely of the middle base crease onwhen the stand erected the rigidity of same is ensured.

One of said lath members 9 is so cut at p as to expose the upper portionof the other lath f in order to provide a guide for facilitating theinsertion between the laths of the lower end of the refill card Z.

The refill card Z illustrated isforined with. a tongue Z ,but, ofcourse, said tongue may be omitted, if desired; and in order to cre* atea permanent opening or gap for the refill betweenthe laths f, 9 smalldistance or buffer pieces of cardboard, or the like, may be fittedbetween the lathe at their ends.

It is to be understood that the longitudinal crease or hinge we designedto permit of collapsibility of the stand may be arranged at anyconvenient position in the base.

A. stand constructed as before described is stable, and not readilyknocked over when erected.

It is intended that said base stand or support shall be of a permanentnature, carrying any desired advertising matter, and where necessary asin the case of a menu support, the advertising matter will appear onboth sides so as to be visible from both 10 said stand being collapsed,and a piece of cardboard pivotally mounted on the under side of thestand base and adapted to extend transversely of the base crease whenthe stand is erected.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 15 in the presence of twoWitnesses.

XVILLIAM JOSEPH ANDERSON. lVitnesses ERNALD SIMPSON MosnLEY, GnonenWEAVER.

